Zhao Yan (politician)

Zhao Yan (; born August 1973) is a Chinese politician and senior engineer. He currently serves as a Chinese Communist Party member and the party secretary of Harbin Institute of Technology.

Biography

He began working in July 1996 and joined the CCP the same year. Zhao spent much of his career at China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, holding posts including CCP Committee Secretary, Deputy Director, and Inspector in the 11th and 20th research institutes.

In March 2018, Zhao was appointed Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Science & Technology Work Committee and Director of the Provincial Science & Technology Department. In October 2020, he became Party Secretary and Deputy Director of the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

In September 2023, Zhao was appointed Vice Governor of Jiangsu.

In September 2026, Zhao was appointed as the party secretary of Harbin Institute of Technology.